The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 18, 1943 Page: 4 of 4
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THE J-TAC
: TUESDAY, MAY, 18,' 1943
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Eternas and
Lords, Commoners ■
Clije Formal Dance
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As the gu^&ts entered the Rec.
Hall Saturday flight at 8 o'clock,
T,they were.greeted by the Eternas
r and.X.fy.'d^ and Commoners at their
' Southern Plantation Dance. The
dance was formal and lasted until
1 11:30 jh'clock."
The hall, was beautifully decprat-'
• ed with blue ,fuvi white crepe pa-1
perr FrQm "th§ teams of the ceiling
streamers were liun^ as well as
■ wovpn Vvpaper._ /Arbors of Spanish
moss ^nd -flowers }vere placed in
front df the main door. The foun-
tain ai\$ juice lpox were also decked
with mpss and flowers. On the plat--
_fprm a"moon' shone from behind
lattices,.,and the: rest was lighted
' in blue* Tables were placed at the
side of the hall for the convenience
. of the dancers;'r'
Apple cider and ginger cookies
were served as refreshments. "The
cider was, served from a. huge block
of ice which gladiolus had. been
frozen,, ,
' There- were...thirty programmed
dances. The .gu^sfc dedication was
'■ first, then the Lords and pommon-
eiV and the Eteynas. Directly
pr^ceding^ the Eternas dance dedi-
' cation, Roberta Robertson, member
of Etemas/^sang the club song,
•"Always , ,
The following club members and
their dates'were present;
-Eternas: 'Syble Miller and Bil|%
Ed Daws, Helen" Mohon and Dan
Fortune, Toopie-' # McCollum and
Georg£" Pixori, |Ielen , White and'
Ben Carpenter, .Alleen Johns and
Ralph Roberson, '. Roberta Robert-
son and Riley. Godwin, 'Virginia
Bickley and Bifry Beene, Lulu Van-
landirigham • and'.1 Wallace ' Stray-
horn,. ,f-,, '
Lord$ and'-Commonersi Bryan
Austin.and Sis. Ratliff, Ben, Car;
penter ^nd Jlelen White, George
• Dixon and Toopie McCollum, Bart-
lett ^trayhprn ,and Mary Marshall
Killeji, Sniitty Wisdom and Thel-
itis Pay^e, Eil} F<?agan and Fran-
ces Kupatfc#/\Bobby JTooly and Iris
Keahey, Jack Moore and Sistie Lat-
son, , ; lf, ^.j.-
Those "members'* unable to attend
. were: Eternas—Pat Coombs, Wan-
da Clqyevlandr,, Spooky Pearcy, El-
len .Majjte H,ill., Lords and Com-
mo^rs-r-Kenneth Scott, Tubby
Bennett^ and^Mjaspn Erwin.
$ • i. r
Buy "War Bpnds and Stamps.
By all means you should have
Your t
GRADUATION PICTURE
, . Taken.
BAXLEY'S
Southwest Corner Square
Phone 115
We Thank You
COLLEGE STUDENTS
For' your patronage. We wish to
gay ''Goodbye" to those of you
whp will not he hack and ' 'I hope
to. see you. again'' to' those who
-will. "
' STONE'S
Miller Cleaners
Phone 84 , ' ' 695 Tarlejon'
- "'Wear'Clean Clothes"
SERVICE
DRUG STORE
Headquarters for Gifts of
OpANDY, PERFUMES AND
>1 COLOGNE, COSMETICS
rr
COLLEGE
TAILORS
: You Must Be
Pleased!
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P50NE 449;,., ^
Tejas Club
Meets and
Elects Officers
,^he members of the-Tejas Club
met at th^ home of _Miss Gertrude
Reese at four-thirty Sunday after-
noon for their final, meeting of the
spring; 1 trimester. After everyone
arrived, Miss Reese, the sponsor,
and B, K. Barlow, the-president,
were presented with .gifts. The
business meeting followed the pres-
entations. The( purpose of the
meeting was'to elec.t officers. They
were elected as follows: President,
Bobby .Wallace; Vice-President,
Ann Harrell; Secretary, Jeanie
Williams;/treasurer, Sybil Schmidt;
Reporter, Mary Lou Johnson;
These officers will replace: pres-
ident, B. K. Barlow; vice-president,
Lou McDonald, sect, and treas.,
Sybil Schmidt; reporter, Bobby
Wallace.
Due to the fact that Bobby Wal-
lace wjll not attend school this
summer, Ann Harrell ,will be act-
ing .president.
After the business meeting- re-
freshments were served. A col,d
plate, of several varieties of sand-
wiches, with Boston" baked bread,
potato chips' with gheese, iced tea,
pickled piSars, and cake, were serv-
ed.
The house was beautifully decor-
ated with yellow tulips and daisies
which were presented to Miss Reese
by the club.
' The hostess, Miss Reese, played
two numbers on the piano, one by
Sibelius, the other by Chopin. Af-
ter signing yearbooks, the meeting
was adjourned.
A.A.U.W. Dines,
Hears Jack Moore
Review a Play
The Stephenville branch of the
American Association of Univers-
ity Women dined at Mrs. Mother-
shead's Friday evening, May 14, in
connection with their last meeting
for the year. Each member invited
one guest. , •'
The new year books, featuring
next year's theme of "Women in
War Service" , were distributed to
the members. Following that theme
place cards "for the dinner were il-
lustrated with the various emblems
of the armed forces,
Th£ program of the evening pre-
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
ABOUT THE
WAVES
AND
SPARS
Q. Should! quit my old job as
soon as I am sworn in?
A. No. Do not resign until
you are ordered to training
' school. !
Q, Must all WAVES and
SPARS start as Apprentice
Seamen?
A, Yes But after successfully
completing the # indoctrina-
tion, "and training period,
you are automatically. pro-
moted to a higher rating:.
From then on, your promo-
tion depends on your ability
and length of service.
Q. May 'I later change the type
of work I am doing?
A. Yes. You may submit a
request ^to your Command-
ing Officer Jo be forwarded
for consideration.
Q. Do I pay my own way to
training school?
A No. Your transportation is
paid by the Navy.
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ohs^ Cdmpared at ^Jjerdeen, Md.
The foreign material branch of the ordnance department of the V. S. army has in its possession mjyjy
enemy weapons that they have brought to, this country for comparison purposes with our own weapons, .At
right Lieut. Edwin Davis holds. a~ shell at the breech of the "mystery" 88-mm. anti-aircraft and anti-tank gu'r
thai was talked about so much in/the beginning of the war in Africa. Bight: Colonel Jarrett holds a mortir
shell for the German 3l-mm, mortar, which almost compares with the American mortar in design.
Marine Ace Reports Good licv/s
Puzzler for Brown:
inmmw®*
Capt, Joe Foss of the marine corps, who scored sensational air- vic-
tories while serving on' Guadalcanal, fs shown reporting to his boss* Lieut.
Gen. Thomas Holqomb* commandant of the marine corps* in Washington.
Foss, who hails from Sioux l^alls, S. D., shot down 36 Jap planes to tie
Capt. Eddie ftipkenbacker's World War I record. Photo shows General
Holcomb and,Captain Foss. ~-
Staff Sergt, John Brown at the
army airfield at Bainbridge, Ga'., is
pulled. Although he's been in tjM
army since 1919, he is getting a. no-
tice from his draft board at "Ever-
green, Ala. What worries him Is
will he. get that furlough to go home?
sented by Miss Lillie V1, iLillard,
president of the local branch, fea-
tured Jack Moore, former announ-i
cer for the Brpwnwpod Radio -sta-
tion. Jack reviewed the Icurfep^1
Broadway play, ."Candle,iin tho
Wind." This play, presented on
Broadway last fall and on ,i;he rpad
during the following season, por-
trays the 'conditions' of Nazi occu-
pation of France. |
The American Association : of
University Women is an organiz-
ation of faculty women and other
women of the city who are uni-
versity graduates. •
STUDENTS MENTION THEIR
EMBARRASSING MOMENTS 1
These are the statements ta^en
from a few of the Tarieton stu-
dents. Do.you think you have been
more embarrassed ?
Jeame Williams: Don'fc ask i^e!-
Lou McDonald: When , I saw
Lieutenant Fromer staring at my
bare feet at the Military Ball. •
Sybil Schmidt: When I was-^it-
terfaugging at, a formal, dance and
fell flat on my face. -
• Otekia Bell: When I thought J
Was getting'water at a drug store
and, got carbonated water instead,
Betty Lou Driskill: The day I
fell, out (on the drill field, in front
of the platoon.
Ralph Tidwell; When I got .half
way down to the hospital before
I realized it was a joke. -
• Jack Wilson: * The afternoon X
called Jan,el '"Casey" three'times
and "Bobby" once, '!
George Dixon: Th„e night I had
a.c&tg with three girls and-didn't
kn?w. about it. , ' 4 * •• '
Bill Deason; When §istie and 1
did not get back' in' time for . our
dates one night. ' •
-What are little girls made of?
Nothing indeed to make sport of.
Sugar and .spice,and everything
nice
"That's just what we're "short of.
GIRLS
You, too, can be clever.
. Buy Your Things at ' •' ■
: • ' COX'S
t4Where Smart Styles Meet
Moderate Prices''
The' first known blood transfus-,
ion was given to Pope Innocent VII'
in 1492. ' '
There is no ghprtage of qual-
ity or quantity at—
BARNES STORES
, 5c to $1.00
Campus Corner
Thanks Customers
^Campus Corner .will close its
first school year this, week' and
Mr's^ Thompson wishes, to thanjc
the: students of Tarieton_ and-
friends' for' the co-operation arid en-
couragement during the p&st,yea;r.
Opening a business of this'kind
in, war time, with a diminishing
enrollment and a definite shortage
of,food, took cpurage but in spite
6f these handicaps Campus .Corner
has grown steadily and is now well
established and. permanent. ■
/Good luck, students and faculty,
arid we'll ■ be looking forward to
seeing you next semester or next
year. - ... 1 ^
Buy War Bonds and Stamps. '
5 r ' M .
THANKS.7. , r.
* *, * *
TARLETON STUDENTS FOR "
YOUB PATBONAGB-'
My best wishes to the graduating'
seniors, the hoys entering the ser-
vice, and-to the students w£o will
return next year. ,
" RHYMES
^ A- P. FulbrJght
'JtesWenco Phone 551
W. R. Hicker.
Phone 330.
A. D. Fulbright
Realty Co. ,
Real Eatate, Leases. Rentals, and Loans
First National Bank Building
Office Phone 330 P. O. Box 631
SEND. YOUR
LAUNDRY
and Dry Cleaning to
Armstrong & Beene
Majestic
Barber Shop
"Neatness
Stephenville
Printing Company
Club Pointing a Specialty,
%: t ' Just Phone 91
GIRLS!
BO YOU NEED NEW: SUMMER CLOTHES?
Come in and look at our'wide selection.
; FRANCES SHOPPE
fr-A. !
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Atlf TtiG '!!cw
"VEGETABLES FOR VICTORY
— AND I'M PARCHED"
LIKE YOU NEVER DID BEFORE
GEORGE MINTER
V
Grocery & Market
Phones 43 and'2^8
Compliniei^ts of
Brown^ Florist
922 West Tarieton,
rmsTY
IT'S COCA
affair
BUY WAR BONDS
STAMPS
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; Support the
JAPAN AZI
SINKING FUND
"-•Y.
^ -M w. n « J&W. p , i;;
"When you're doing your/
Victory gardening, you'll
welcome ice-cold
Coca-Cola. Speaking for •
Coke, I'm Here, to tell you,
that ice-cold Coca-Colo,.
brings you all the differ- | > .
ence between something'
, really refreshing and just '.]
something to drinkt It has q
taste ail ib own aricl' quality'^
you trust. Enjoy it
whenever
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 18, 1943, newspaper, May 18, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140904/m1/4/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.